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vampire
Rating Unknown
Thanks to Pippin for help with this list.
Veela
(GF8)
- sensual dance, affects Harry,
Ron, etc.
- throw handfuls of fire when angry; face becomes like bird, scaly wings
- Fleur Delacour is part veela; her
wand's core is a hair from the head of
her grandmother, a veela.
The veela are based on a number of sources that describe
Eastern European nature spirits of legend:
"Vily" are Slovic fairies who can take the form of birds.
"Vilas," as they appear in Serbian legends, are "mountain
nymphs, young and beautiful, clad in white, with long flowing hair. Their
voices are said to resemble those of woodpeckers. They shoot, according to
popular belief, deadly arrows at men, and sometimes carry off
children..."
( The Fairy Mythology by Thomas Keightley, 1878.)
The book A Field Guide to the Little People
describes the Vily
(singular: Vila) in detail. They are nature guardians, caring for the trees,
streams, and flowers in their domains. They are extremely jealous of
beautiful women. Their moods are as changeable as the weather and they can
both cause and cure illnesses. A human who tarries too long in their
territory may be shot dead with arrows or die suddenly from heart attack,
lumbago, or by being buried under an avalanche. Vily have fair complexions
and curly, reddish-brown hair which falls to their feet. They wear
shimmering white clothing or coverings of green leaves. Interestingly, those
born on Tuesday or Sunday can most easily see Vily.
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